Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
FOREIGN.
The Grand Old Mans
Talk.
NIHILISM RAMPANT AGAIN.
The Conspiracy to Kill the Gar
Including All Classes
in the Empire.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
LONDON. March l7.-Gladstone deliv.
cred speech at dinner tonight, given
by the Yorkshire members of the House
of Commons. He began by referring
to his belief that it was the growing
opinion to favor Home Rule, even among
its former opponents. He counselled
Lord Salisbury to awaken from his sleep
if he wished to Danish his nightmare.
The Premier, however, said Gladstone,
appeared determined to remain asleep.
Gladstone maintained that it was impos-
sible to deal with any other questions
until the Irish question was cleared out
of the way. He said: II wish to say a
word regarding what l conceive to be
my obligations toward the different
parties and sections with which
I have to deal. In starting we
are agreed that Ireland asks an
effective self.government in affairs of
propeay exclusively Irish, subject to an
unquestionable supremacy of the I'm
perial Parliament. Should she extend
her demands beyond this limit, frankly
tell you that could no longer promote
her cause, but as long as the demands
she utters are Just and within the bounds
of moderation, I will stand fast to her
cause during what remains to me of
political life. (Cheers.) 1t is our duty
to acknowledge whatever approaches
the Conservatives make toward recog-
milton of the real state of facts and pros
poets before MS. Major Sanderson
recently said that the settlement of the
Irish question must emanate from the
Irish people. That statement is emf.
nently satisfactory. 1t approves even in
the minds of extreme men there a
movement in the right direction. We
should leave an open way for the Con.
servatives to pursue a right policy in
this matter. I hoped that they would
deal literally with Ireland, but they
missed their chance when they had it.
l know they receive our suggestions of
assistance as insults. They ought to
receive our we'll meant offers to assist
them against the refractory members of
their party with patience aud tolerance.
Referring to the defeat of his measure
in Parliament, Gladstone said: As re.
CARDS the main proposals we had in
view, ii is futile talk of receding,
but in regard to those improvements
it will be our peasurable duty to seek
them. l cherish the hope that there
are a variety of points ON which i'm
provement might be made on the pro-
posals we submitted to Parliament.
These points will multiply as we draw
nearer to the time, probably still dis.
tant, when we can be in a condition to
give any practical effect to our political
views. One point which helped our de.
feat specially, and caused difficulty
amongst our best friends, was the pro.
posal to use the Imperial credit to levy
out the Irish landlords. Well! let me
say this: have the firmest convictions
that we never proposed to risk
a six-pence, but that does not
decide the case. My duty is
to consider whether the proposal
essential to any sound plan is the policy
for Ireland. at once tell you this, and
make the confession that in our proposal
on behalf Of the Irish landlords we
went to the furthest point in their be-.
half, and upon two grounds: partly be
cause we knew they had been the petted
children of England, who now, as it
were, is turning upon item in some de-
gree, and partly because we wished TO
give our opponents every inducement for
a great and speedy sc tlement Of the
question. l cherish the hope that it
WILL be perfectly possible to devise a
PIN for the safe purchase of estates in
Ire nd.